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The men who miss success have two general alibis: 'I'm not a genius' is one; the other, 'There aren't the opportunities today there used to be.' Neither excuse holds. The first is beside the point; the second is altogether wrong.

~Charles M. Schwab

Topics: Altogether Beside Excuse First General Genius Holds Men Miss Neither Opportunities Other Point Second Success Today Two Used Who Wrong

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A man will succeed in anything about which he has real enthusiasm, in which he is genuinely interested, provided that he will take more thought about his job than the men working with him. The fellow who sits still and does what he is told will never be told to do big things.

~Charles M. Schwab

Topics: About Anything Big Big Things Does Enthusiasm Fellow Genuinely He Him His Interested Job Man Men More Never Provided Real Still Succeed Take Than Things Thought Which Who Will Working

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I have always believed that the aristocracy of any country should be the men who have succeeded - the men who have aided in upbuilding their country - the men who have contributed to the efficiency and happiness of their fellow men.

~Charles M. Schwab

Topics: Always Any Aristocracy Believed Country Efficiency Fellow Fellow Men Happiness Men Should Succeeded Who

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Bare hands grip success better than kid gloves. Be thorough in all things, no matter how small or distasteful! The man who counts his hours and kicks about his salary is a self-elected failure.

~Charles M. Schwab

Topics: About All Things Bare Better Counts Failure Gloves Grip Hands His Hours How Kicks Kid Man Matter Salary Small Success Than Things Thorough Who

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The real test of business greatness is in giving opportunity to others. Many business men fail in this because they are thinking only of personal glory.

~Charles M. Schwab

Topics: Because Business Fail Giving Glory Greatness Many Men Only Opportunity Others Personal Real Test Thinking

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I disagreed with Carnegie's ideas on how to best to distribute his wealth. I spent mine! Spending creates more wealth for everybody.

~Charles M. Schwab

Topics: Best Carnegie Creates Distribute Everybody His How Ideas Mine More Spending Spent Wealth

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Here I am, a not over-good business man, a second-rate engineer. I can make poor mechanical drawings. I play the piano after a fashion. In fact, I am one of those proverbial Jack-of-all-trades who are usually failures. Why I am not, I can't tell you.

~Charles M. Schwab

Topics: After Am Business Drawings Engineer Fact Failures Fashion Here In Fact Make Man Mechanical Piano Play Poor Second-Rate Tell Those Who Why You I Am I Can

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I became interested, through reading the works of some novelist, in Egyptology and made a study of the pyramids. It was just a hobby, but I had a desire to know all I could about everything I could.

~Charles M. Schwab

Topics: About Became Could Desire Everything Had Hobby Interested Just Know Made Novelist Pyramids Reading Some Study Through Works

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When I first went to work... I had over me an impetuous, hustling man. It was necessary for me to be up to the top notch to give satisfaction. I worked faster than I otherwise would have done, and to him I attribute the impetus that I acquired.

~Charles M. Schwab

Topics: Acquired Attribute Done Faster First Give Had Him Hustling Impetuous Impetus Man Me Necessary Notch Otherwise Over Satisfaction Than Top Up Work Worked Would

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You can tell a workingman you like him, but he knows whether you are sincere or not. You can't make him believe you are interested in his welfare unless you are.

~Charles M. Schwab

Topics: Believe He Him His Interested Knows Like Make Sincere Tell Unless Welfare Whether You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: February 18th, 1862

Died: October 18th, 1939

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